Posted by Matthew Richter]]>
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:55:29 -0800The Stranger
Still. Anyone else remotely related to Emmett Till should be pissed on her behalf.
Posted by J from Oregon]]>
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:41:13 -0800The Stranger
In grad school, I took a weekend seminar with the author who co-wrote Mamie Till-Mobley's book about Emmett. Her son was kidnapped and brutally murdered for an imagined offense. I don't think I made it through more than half the book without crying. She's still alive and has to live with that memory every day, so to have rapper make light of it is bullshit she doesn't deserve.

None of this is to say that Tina Turner, or any domestic abuse victim, deserves to have her story treated so lightly either, but she's a public figure who survived the abuse and chose to tell her story as an adult. I put that in a way different category than knowing that Emmett Till's mom has to read about this and know how whoever writes Lil' Wayne's music used her son's memory.
Posted by J from Oregon]]>
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:39:26 -0800The Stranger
Posted by sirkowski]]>
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:11:43 -0800The Stranger
Posted by treehugger]]>
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 15:38:53 -0800The Stranger
Posted by Jerry M. Ander]]>
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:10:02 -0800The Stranger
Does the lyric "Beat that pussy up like Emmett Till" impart enough wisdom to excuse the execrable nature of the rhyme?

I'd love to think it was a moment of teaching, but I doubt it even creates a teachable moment.
Posted by Kids, You Know People Who Were Adults When Till Was Lynched]]>
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:00:30 -0800The Stranger
Posted by Fnarf]]>
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:25:35 -0800The Stranger
Posted by whatthef101]]>
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:19:24 -0800The Stranger